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FASHION MEETS OUR FUTURE

BEGINNING AUGUST 22-24

"For all the prosperity in Columbus, not everybody is sharing in it. We will not truly fulfill our promise as a city, until we share our success with all our residents.”

—Mayor Michael Coleman

FASHION Columbus is home to several of the world’s most recognized national and international fashion brands like L Brands. According to Fashionista, CCAD is one of the top 10 fashion schools in the country. The Atlantic ranked Columbus the third best city in the United States for fashion design based on total number of designers and median income.!

MAKERS Columbus Idea Foundry is the “planet’s largest makerspace” empowering entrepreneurs, fabricators, inventors, prototypers, designers, craftsmen, artisans & artists to make. Made Magazine called it the “most active” makerspace.!

TECHNOLOGY Columbus was ranked the eighth-best city for tech jobs in the country in 2012, placing higher than other cities in Ohio and the region.

Fashion

Makers

Technology

Schedule8 a.m. - Good Morning 8 a.m. - Good Morning

9 a.m. - Overview of Event 9 a.m. - Build

10 a.m. - Pitch Idea Noon - Lunch Available

11 a.m. - Choose Teams 5 p.m. - Dinner Available

Noon - Build | Lunch Available 6 p.m. - :05 Presentation

5 p.m. - Check-in 7:30 p.m. - Winners Announced

6 p.m. - Welcome 6 p.m. - Dinner Available 8 p.m. - What’s Next

7 p.m. - Civic Challenges 7 p.m. - Build 8:30 p.m. - Good Night

9 p.m. - Good Night Midnight - Good Night

August 23 August 24August 22

TechColumbus

Location

In order to make this a success, we need your support and involvement. Specifically, we need:!Event Sponsor Partners: We need financial resources to cover hardware, art materials, food, administrative expenses for volunteers, etc. !Civic Heroes Hatchery Partners: We need co-shared workspace, companies willing to mentor our Civic Heroes, branding and marketing, accounting, professional services, and networking opportunity resources. !Volunteers: We need volunteers on August 22-24 to make sure that the event runs smoothly. We welcome single volunteers or a corporate program of volunteering.

Collaboration

Partnership

GlassCastle Silicon Grain

Individual, Event & Civic Heroes

Pearl

Presenting Partners

Customized Experience

Opportunity to Address Attendees 60 Seconds Two Minutes Five Minutes Five Minutes

Free Tickets to Event Two Two Three Five Five

Blog Post Promotion

Social Media Promotion

Hand Out Swag

Name and Logo Displayed

Thank You During Event

Authentic PartnershipCASTLE

$5,000SILICON

$2,500GLASS

$1,000GRAIN

$500PEARL$10,001+

Individual, Event & Civic Heroes

Civic Heroes HatcheryOur seven winning teams -- Civic Heroes -- will be eligible to participate in the world’s first community-built accelerator program. Over six weeks teams will receive resources, knowledge, and experiences to empower them to achieve a mission of measurable change.Through event ticket sales and partnerships, we are able to provide a grant for each winning team, services like space to work, branding packages, hosting, online training, makerspace memberships, and more.The Civic Heroes Hatchery will start with a Runway Show&Tell at FMMF on August 31 and conclude at COSI on October 11.

NTS

Presentation

Seating

Civic Hero

Model Runway

Runway Show&Tell

Legend

partnerships Evanna Hu

evanna.dolce@gmail.com!

general inquiries civichacks@gmail.com

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